Opportunities From: Volunteer Iowa

Purpose: Help clients select items needed from the food pantry.

Location: The food pantry in the Mission of Hope at 1700 B Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Reports to: Will Torrey, Michael Johnson

Dress Code: Casual (Prohibited clothing items include: anything with excessive holes, offensive/inappropriate/drug-related/gang-related language or logos, excessively short skirts/shorts, excessively low-cut shirts)

Time Commitment: Shifts are from 1:00PM – 4:00PM on weekdays; 1:00PM – 3:00PM on Saturdays.  Please let us know at least one day in advance when you plan to come in.

Responsibilities:

 

Walk with clients through the food pantry, helping select items as needed Ensure clients select the approved number of items Bag selected items for clients, help carry bags out the door if needed Reshelf and stock items as needed Identify/track specific items we need, report list of items at the end of shift to Kelli Hansen in Room 202

 

Additional skills/qualifications: Must be friendly, respectful, and willing to work with others.  Must be dependable, adaptable to change, and eager to complete tasks with a smile.  Any experience in retail/grocery stores a plus, but not required.

 

If interested, please feel free to reach out to Kelli Hansen at kelli.l.hansen@gmail.com

Program Description:

Working in the food pantry, greeting families and determining their needs. Making referrals to resources in the community as well as within MICA. Helping distribute food to those in need and helping to increase capacity with donations from the community.

Location: Grinnell

 

Duties:

·       Help package food items into grocery bags for community members accessing the pantry.

·       Sorting, weighing and documenting food as it arrives.

Skills required:

●      RSVP volunteers must be 55 years of age or older.

●      Able to keep information confidential

●      Positive attitude and willing to serve families in need

●      Relate well to others and take a team approach.

 

Amount of Time: Flexible schedule based on volunteers availability

 

Time of Day: Flexible schedule based on volunteers availability

 

Benefits:

●        Opportunity to help combat hunger throughout Grinnell

●        Develop lasting relationships with other volunteers

●        Supplemental life and accident insurance while volunteering (see brochure)

●        Milage reimbursement available if delivering food to homebound

 

Operation information: Established in 1965 to serve children and families affected by the conditions of poverty, MICA provides early childhood, health, family development and housing services as well as community enrichment programs.Helping People. Changing Lives. Building Communities.  Some of our most well-known programs include Head Start, Family Development and Self-Sufficiency (FaDSS), the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), and WIC (Women, Infants and Children).